As a Fundraising Strategist, you'll work with a handful of clients to lead their annual giving and direct-response fundraising projects. With guidance from the Account Director, the Strategist will work with their clients to plan, execute and deliver the creative, audience, and stories that will impact fundraising results.
The Strategist will be supported by a team of Strategy Coordinators and their Account Director while working alongside Frontier's creative team to produce high-quality content that produces results and a positive impact for clients and by extension the world itself.
The role itself is a mix of marketing, project management, and client management, bringing the art and science of fundraising together. The Fundraising Strategist will be asked to use both time-tested approaches, as well as new ideas or methods for creative direction, segmentation, and storytelling. They will also bring an integrated marketing mindset to the projects to produce the best results for clients.
As the key day-to-day contact for clients, the Fundraising Strategist will work with Strategy Coordinators on agendas, minutes, and project plans. Knowing their client's business well, they will also help identify new opportunities to drive increased fundraising results.
The Fundraising Strategist reports to their Account Director.
About Us Frontier is a marketing agency that helps charities efficiently grow. We are currently working with over twenty charities across Canada, helping to raise millions for our clients each year. Our strategic focus is in direct response fundraising spanning both digital and print mediums but we're innovating in other areas of fundraising as well — and you can play an important part.
Why Work with Frontier? Like you, we're passionate about making a difference. We're also interested in life outside of work, which is part of why we commit to a minimum 32-hour work week with flexible schedules. If you're into team collaboration, personal accountability, and professional development, you'll thrive at Frontier. We're a diverse organization and welcome all individuals who are interested in thinking outside the box. We value your time, your health, and your growth.
About You You've spent years doing agency work, integrated marketing or fundraising and have a working knowledge of nonprofits. You're looking for an environment where you can focus your experience and talent on charities across Canada and help them raise millions of dollars annually. You also love "talking shop" with other fundraisers and are comfortable being both an expert and a forever learner. You don't get bogged down in details and you can also think strategically to see the big picture. You're comfortable speaking to fundraisers and fundraising leaders alike.
Compensation Salary: $50,000 - $62,000 annual salary, based on minimum 32 hours/weekMajor Responsibilities Strategy, Project Management and Production (50%) End-to-end responsibility to deliver great fundraising products and services to clients, including ongoing project updates and end-of-project reports.Plan & coordinate the production of fundraising campaigns through the creation of project plans and the use of our internal production tools (Asana, Slack).Ensure projects support Client's annual strategy and brand.Sign-off on client project creative.Drive innovation on projects by research, input from creative, data and Account Director.Coordinate with vendors, partners and internal departments to ensure projects are executed on time and on budget.Communicate with stakeholders, updates around timing, project changes and deliverables.Work with Frontier's data team to develop segmentation and testing strategies to build effective fundraising packages.Where possible capture results and communicate with stakeholders.Act as the liaison between the client and production to overcome issues and roadblocks.Support other Frontier departments on stand-alone projects.Account Management (40%) Meet with clients regularly to review production agendas and effectively manage their requests to align with Frontier's processes and best practices.Manage in-scope billing and point of contact for billing inquiries.Working with the Account Director, identify products and services that would add value to Clients.Represent the interests of the Client internally at Frontier.Act as the point of contact for any project issues and brief Account Director on escalated issues for direction on resolution.Track time carefully to help ascertain project scope and Frontier resources assigned to it for all Client retainer projects.Professional Development & Knowledge Sharing (10%) Provide insight on project planning, fundraising, marketing and Frontier process to Account Coordinators where appropriate.Stay up to date with NextAfter online fundraising trends and courses.Periodically review fundraising research and case studies to elevate understanding of fundraising.The Must-Haves 4+ years experience in marketing/fundraising at a nonprofit or agency.Hands-on experience in project managing and producing creative.Proven ability to drive projects through to completion.Knowledge of nonprofits, fundraising, and direct response marketing.Ability to work as part of a hybrid remote team.Able to juggle multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines while maintaining strong relationships with the Client.The Nice to Haves Deep experience fundraising in a direct response marketing environment.Proficient with software and eager to learn new systems.Formal project management training.This position can be either remote or based in Victoria BC where the Frontier office is located.A 32-hour work week to help keep that work/life balance.Two weeks' vacation AND one additional week off in May, when the entire office shuts down for a period of rest.Extended health & dental plan and RRSP matching.Annual staff retreat, anniversary celebrations & seasonal parties.Up to $1,000 per year for professional development and learning.To Apply Submit your resume and cover letter via our online form by June 4th, 2023.Visit https://www.frontier.io/careers for more information about Frontier.Likely start date will be June 15th, 2023.Only qualified applicants will be contacted.#J-18808-Ljbffr
